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Author Topic: Billy Mays, star of TV's "Pitchmen," found dead at home. William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-29-2009 07:12 AM                     Wow this is a shocker. I never really care much for his picthing always thought he was obnoxious until I saw a few episodes of pitchmen and realized he was how good he was at selling a product. quote: Chris Slycord That's Willie Mays and he played for the Giants and later for the Mets And not to be confused with Willie Mays Hays from the motion picture Major League. He hit like Mays and played like Hays.  |  IP: Logged Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 06-29-2009 08:36 AM                     His NYTimes obituary says he gave out bottles of Oxiclean at his wedding, and interupted a dance to pitch the product. Now THAT is dedication!  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-29-2009 09:45 AM                        I only thought of him as that obnoxious TV pitchman until I watched "Pitchmen". Great show and Billy was probably a standup guy who happened to be really good at that one thing.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 06-29-2009 12:26 PM                     Quite a shocker to hear this one, but the fact he said he wasn't feeling well the night before hints at a serious concussion or other trauma. A lesson and warning to all of us: if you don't feel well, get checked out by a doctor or emergency staff, especially after a hit to the head or fall of any kind. I almost died from ignoring the pain in my left leg, thinking it was a muscle pull. Turned out to be a serious blood clot that had travelled through my heart and ended up in my lungs. Yes his voice was loud and obnoxious, but it sure made you remember the product he was pitching.  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 06-29-2009 03:04 PM                     Did Mr Mays pitch something called "KaBoom"? If so, I expect the bad jokes to come forthwit...  |  IP: Logged William T. Parr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 823 From: Cedar Park, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 06-29-2009 03:52 PM                     My hometown paper is reporting the preliminary cause of death as Heart Disease. Story Here  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 06-29-2009 09:54 PM                     Yeah, he did KaBoom commercials, but he didn't die from a gun shot so I don't see what jokes will be coming "forthwit."  |  IP: Logged James Westbrook Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1133 From: Lubbock, Texas, Usa Registered: Mar 2006 posted 06-30-2009 02:10 AM                     Perhaps if he had a blood vessel burst inside his head, it would have went KaBoom... However the article that William linked to offers a different possibility... I don't know. Maybe we will find out in due time.  |  IP: Logged

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